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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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